Who Was Responsible For King Tut's Death

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Imagine you are Ankhesenamun of ancient Egypt,your friend and husband just died, then your prince just got murdered trying to marry you. Many people believe that King Tut was murdered and didn’t die of natural causes. That is most likely correct seen that he was only 19 years old when he died. When archaeologists found the body, he had a hemorrhage with a bone fragment in his skull, a broken leg, and a missing front rib cage. This could be from an attack by someone who could always be near the Pharaoh, his chief adviser. The name of the attacker is Aye, Tut’s adviser. In those times, the adviser would always be near the Pharaoh. Aye would also be allowed in most places, including the armory. Without suspicion, Aye could easily take some weapon, break Tut’s leg, and hit him in the back of the head, causing serious damage. Aye most likely did this at night after the Pharaoh was done with his rituals. As Tut was walking back, Aye hit him and fled from the scene. If this is correct, Aye was easily with Tut during the ritual. Aye had the perfect shot. …show more content…

Tut had a calcified blood clot where he got hit in the head, showing that he had been alive for a long time after the hit. This wasn’t an accident, because where the hit was, where the spinal cord and the skull meet. Breaking a femur would also take a lot of force to do. All this evidence proves that Tut’s death was planned. The only unanswered thing that this would make a lot of noise, unless Aye knocked Tut unconscious first, then broke his leg. This is all a perfect killing scene, no guards, at night, and very good

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